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Niagara Gazette - 10/26/1940

Joseph Allen, 41 years old. of 357
Portage road, formerly associated
with his father, Fred J. Allen, in
the contracting business here, died
in Mount St. Mary's hospital last
night. The funeral will be held
from the fmaily home at 8:30 a.m.
Monday, with services at St. Mary's
church at 9 a.m.
Mr. Allen was born in Niagara
Falls and lived here all his life. He
attended St. Mary's parochial school
and the Niagara Falls high school
and was connected with his father's
business until the firm became in-
active a few years ago. Since that
time he had been connected with
the A. V. Byram Coal company.
He is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred J. Allen and five
sisters, Mrs. Grace Brett, Mrs. A.
J. Skimin, Mrs. James Rosa and
Mrs. Thomas tyrell, Jr., all of this
city, and Mrs. Rolan McDougall, of
Charleston, W. Va.